• Rising Middle East tensions are driving up fuel costs, threatening food production and economic stability in Northern Samar farming communities.
• Eastern Samar Governor RV Evardone, on March 18, personally distributed P25,000 in financial assistance to each of the four Lawaan families whose homes were destroyed by a devastating January fire.
GMA Kapuso Foundation, Universal Guardians Brotherhood Inks Partnership for Faster Disaster Response
• GMA Kapuso Foundation and UGB partnered on March 15 to boost disaster relief. The MOA signing aims to enhance aid delivery through volunteer and logistics support nationwide.
• Fuel price differences between nearby stations are effected by complex factors beyond simple overcharging, an independent retailer explains, starting long before the pump.
• News briefs: Top stories that made national headlines this week.
• News briefs: Top stories that made national headlines this week.
Government Intervenes to Safeguard Northern Samar Agriculture from Global Market Instability 
Four Lawaan Families Get P25K Each After Devastating Fire 
Independent Fuel Retailer Explains Price Differences at Gas Stations 
National News (Mar. 2-6, 2026)